Performance per price, higher is better.
AMD FX-8140 vs Intel Core i5-3550
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General info
Comparing Core i5-3550 and FX-8140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1346 | 1339 |
Value for money | 0.42 | 0.87 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Core i5 (Desktop) | no data |
Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
Release date | 23 April 2012 (11 years old) | 23 October 2012 (10 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | no data |
Current price | $335 (1.6x MSRP) | $166 |
Technical specs
Core i5-3550 and FX-8140 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 8 |
Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 8 MB |
L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 160 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,200 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-3550 and FX-8140 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA1155 | AM3+ |
Power consumption (TDP) | 77 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3550 and FX-8140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | no data | + |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
TSX | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-3550 and FX-8140 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
Identity Protection | + | no data |
Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3550 and FX-8140 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3550 and FX-8140. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | no data |
Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3550 and FX-8140 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3550 and FX-8140.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
FX-8140 outperforms Core i5-3550 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
FX-8140 outperforms Core i5-3550 by 1% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i5-3550 and FX-8140. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 5.6 Mh/s | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 3.80 | 3.86 |
Recency | 23 April 2012 | 23 October 2012 |
Boost clock speed | 3700 | 4100 |
Base clock speed | 3300 | 3200 |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 77 Watt | 95 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core i5-3550 and FX-8140. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3550 and FX-8140, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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